Chapter 5: Chapter 5 The Wife's Concerns
[Ding, your income today is two thousand yuan.]
[Would you like to activate the random multiplier?]
"Activate."
On his way to pick up his wife, the Golden Finger indeed did not disappoint. The moment he received the two thousand yuan payment, a row of golden letters appeared in front of him.
It was those two shiny golden dice again, Chen Pingsheng was still fantasizing about rolling two fives at the same time.
That would be ten times the amount, a clean twenty thousand.
The first dice stopped, and instead of a five, it showed a four.
He smirked slightly, the luck wasn't bad.
The second dice came to a halt as well, landing on the median number three.
Equally not a small number.
[Congratulations Host, you've obtained a random sevenfold multiplier.]
[Your Alipay account has received fourteen thousand yuan, with a balance of fourteen thousand five hundred yuan.]
Tch... shoulders must be shrugged thrice.
Nothing else, it's purely out of joy.
At this rate of income, it won't be long before he can buy a house.
Then he can get intimate with his wife whenever he wants, and when there's nothing else to do, he can just lie out on the small balcony—life couldn't be more comfortable.
There wasn't anything particularly major happening with his wife's side, except that her company had completed Series D funding this year.
After this round of funding, the valuation hit eight hundred million.
Internet in 2012 was still dominated by BAT, and these internet companies really developed fast.
Like his wife's company, it was only established a few years and has yet to make a profit, not to mention it's losing money every month.
Even so, the company's valuation kept rising.
It is said that this round of funding was even led by a well-known large domestic capital group.
It seems they are pretty optimistic about the development of her company.
All of this was still irrelevant to him, he was just marveling at the rapid growth of these internet enterprises.
If it were a physical business, it would take an eternity to earn a few hundred million.
On their end, valuations go soaring effortlessly.
After completing this round of financing, his wife's company had grown larger, and they planned to move to Zhongguancun, the famous internet startup town in Capital City, after the New Year.
It was all in preparation for further development and fundraising.
Before the New Year, there was still a large annual meeting to be held, which he could also attend.
Just sitting unobtrusively at the very back with his wife, Chen Pingsheng thought it'd be good to broaden his horizons.
He couldn't always be thinking about selling durians on the streets for the rest of his life.
Song Yanxi came out, still in her simple attire, casually tying her hair into a low ponytail.
And slipping on a thick black cotton coat.
She was about to have her holiday as well, and this year they were both going to spend the New Year in Capital City. Before leaving, Du Juan had asked her to go shopping together after the holiday.
To buy New Year's goods.
Song Yanxi was planning to refuse, but Chen Pingsheng agreed on her behalf, mainly because he felt that he could now earn quite a bit of money.
There was no need to pinch pennies like before.
Save where you should, but spend where you need to.
"Then it's settled, we'll go shopping together in Sanlitun after the holidays."
Du Juan's family was really well-off; she got a Honda worth over a hundred thousand as soon as she started working.
Born in Capital City, a life poised for success from the starting line.
After making her arrangements with Du Juan, Song Yanxi went home.
When he got home, he discovered that his neighbor Zhao Liying, who played extras, was also back, practicing her acting alone with a book on 'The Actor's Self-Cultivation.'
Yesterday, Song Yanxi learned that a young girl who is also an actress had moved in next door.
She only saw her today, so she naturally wanted to greet her.
"You must be Liying, right? I heard about you from my husband yesterday. You're truly beautiful."
Zhao Liying was indeed very beautiful, with delicate features, and most eye-catching of all was her radiant smile, which seemed to be a warm sun in the winter days.
It was very comforting to look at.
"Sister-in-law."
Zhao Liying smiled brightly, very cordially.
The two hit it off from the first meeting, and Song Yanxi even invited her over to her house for dinner.
Little An'an was usually at home alone, so having another person around would be helpful if both parents went to work.
Over the years, Chen Pingsheng's cooking skills had improved greatly; although he had no professional training, he could cook a good meal.
With the women getting along so well, it was natural for him to do the cooking.
Ordinary people often have a certain yearning for the entertainment industry, and Song Yanxi was no exception.
She was also like a curious baby, asking all sorts of questions.
Zhao Liying patiently answered them all.
"Sister-in-law, it's definitely true that you can make big money in the entertainment industry, but to become famous, someone like me who can only be a group performer, the income is quite average."
She paused, then added, "However, Chen is very impressive. Today was his first time acting as a group performer, and our assistant director took note of him. He even took down his number before leaving."
As if afraid she didn't understand the significance, Zhao Liying explained further, "Sister-in-law, you mustn't underestimate the director taking a number. Among us group performers in Hengdian, there could easily be tens of thousands."
"For Chen to be noticed by a director on his first day as a group performer, that's definitely one in ten thousand."
"He can act?"
Song Yanxi was completely astounded and glanced sideways at the busy figure in the kitchen, asking curiously, "What did he act in?"
"Chen didn't tell you?"
Zhao Liying said, "This time, he was the body double for the lead role. Chen is especially resilient. No one in our crew could stand the freezing water temperature, but when he said he'd jump, he did, and he endured a whole day in the lake in the freezing cold."
Song Yanxi's expression changed; she understood that he wasn't there to act at all, but was only brought in because others couldn't handle it.
In other words, spending a whole day in the lake at that temperature, if you catch a cold or get a fever,
that money wouldn't even cover a trip to the hospital.
With an outsider present, Song Yanxi couldn't say much, but her heart ached for him.
In these years, in order to make money, he had done not just one or two dangerous jobs.
What scared her most was the time there was a heavy rain, and no one dared to deliver goods to the mountains, fearing a landslide might take their life.
But he dared.
He delivered once, twice, three times, and then there really was a landslide.
Chen Pingsheng was lucky; the car only flipped over and wasn't too badly damaged.
It was after that incident that Song Yanxi refused to let him do deliveries again, and later they bought a three-wheeled cart to sell durians everywhere.
She hadn't expected him now to take on such risky work again.
"Liying, your Chen is willing to do any job to make money. In the future, if there are any group acting opportunities, try to introduce him to lighter work. It's okay if it pays less."
Zhao Liying was slightly taken aback but understood her thoughts.
It was just a wife worried about her husband.
"Dinner's ready! What have you two been talking about this whole time, chatting so merrily?"
Chen Pingsheng had made three dishes and a soup, which definitely counted as a sumptuous dinner for their household.
Of course, they had no idea that the little girl who played extras in front of them could become a pillar of the entertainment industry in the future.
An existence like a singular queen.
At present, they just felt she had it especially tough.
It had been a long time since anyone had invited her to dinner, and Zhao Liying ate simply, laughing with sincere joy.
As soon as she left, Song Yanxi immediately pulled Chen Pingsheng into the bedroom.
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